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Why You’re So Indecisive (and Smart Ways to Get Over It)by Melody Wilding - Sep, 2015You’ve just worked your third 12-hour day in a row, with no sign of the craziness winding down in the days ahead, when a client calls you with yet another problem that needed to be solved—yesterday.
In that moment, it may seem like your brain simply gives up while your client is still on the line, waiting for you to provide another one of the quick, brilliant solutions that she’s come to depend on you for.
This moment of...

Resume Enlightenment: The “Oh My” Momentby Robin Schlinger - Sep, 2015What was your “oh my” moment—the moment when you realized that you needed a professional resume writer?
For a management trainee who wanted to move into a managerial position, that moment occurred when an interviewer wanted to know what he meant by “sense background.” The word was supposed to be “science,” but his spell-checker changed a misspelling (“scence”) to “sense.”
A director of programs and projects realized that...

Resume Tips V: Giving Yourself Creditby Robin Schlinger - Sep, 2015I have a friend who is conversational in three languages. That impresses me no end. But when she showed me her resume, I was surprised to find that she never mentioned her talent in languages. As a professional resume writer, one of my tasks is to help job seekers recognize hidden talents that actually have very high value for companies. My friend made four statements that I have heard over and over again from job seekers who...

The 13 Mantras of Trustby Alexandra Levit - Sep, 2015Just when we thought things were getting better…
According to the 2015 annual Edelman Trust Barometer Study, the business world is experiencing an evaporation of trust across all kinds of institutions, reaching the lows of the Great Recession in 2009. Trust in business specifically is below 50 percent in two-thirds of countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan. Trust deficits are so significant that they’re hind...

5 Steps to Starting a Career Transitionby Kathy Bornheimer - Sep, 20155 Steps to Starting a Career Transition
Career Transitions have become almost necessary since the beginning of the 21st century. Some people have been doing it since the early 1980’s; others are just going through their first one. As an experienced (and successful) career changer, I’m able to use my own experiences in my Career Coaching practice. The one rule that remains consistent is what I call the ABC step program. When c...

What Can Football Teach Us About Managing Millennials?by Lindsey Pollak - Sep, 2015Sports metaphors have always invaded the business world: We “throw Hail Marys” and “make game-day decisions.” And, as a new football season kicks off, the connection between business and sports is everywhere.
I’ve taken particular notice this year because football teams have started to talk about the ways they’re adapting their tactics for a new generation of millennial players. No matter which team you’re cheering for this...

3 Things You Need to Know About LinkedInby Jean Cummings - Sep, 2015LinkedIn is a wonderful resource for career-minded professionals. Here are three things to know as you use LinkedIn:
Forget the personal website – LI now has the functionality to richly communicate your personal brand, and it is highly searchable by recruiters and hiring managers. Your LinkedIn profile gives you options for branding yourself across the written word, audio, video, photos, PowerPoint presentations and other d...

Are Your Job Hunting Shoes Stuck in Quicksand?by Sherri Edwards - Sep, 2015It’s pretty understandable that people often go into a panic when they lose their job. The tough part is helping them remobilize and develop a plan for what happens next, instead of taking wild potshots at job postings in their quest to become reemployed. Many times a candidate gets so focused on “getting a job” that they start to believe they will magically find and secure a job in one stroke. (Imagine a hunter with a spear f...

Great Leaders Manage Perceptionsby Dr. Maynard Brusman - Sep, 2015How Great Leaders Manage Perceptions
“You can influence people’s perceptions of you by playing to their needs. Once you understand how to make other people feel comfortable with you, you’ve won their approval.” —Corporate marketing consultant Camille Lavington, You’ve Only Got Three Seconds (Main Street Books, 1998)
Even at the highest levels of government and business, leaders struggle to communicate their intentions. M...

Should Others Put Their Trust In You?by Bob Roth - Sep, 2015Should others put their trust in you?
by Bob Roth, the College and Career Success Coach
Why should someone trust you? That is an important question. Once you let someone down, they may never completely trust you again.
In college and throughout the rest of your life, the people around you will listen to your words and observe your behaviors. The accumulated information becomes your reputation. Based on their experie...

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